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Simulations Plus, Inc. , a leading provider of simulation and modeling software for pharmaceutical discovery and development, today provided additional details regarding its Agreement and Plan of Merger with Cognigen Corporation of Buffalo, New York, announced yesterday.

Workplaces may need to consider innovative meethods to prevent fatigue from developing in employees who are obese.

One of the first people to lead the fight to eradicate drug traffickers and control drug abuse was born in Newcastle, Ont.

Parent involvement in the primary care setting results in sustained weight loss for parent and child; parents had an average 14-pound loss BUFFALO, N.Y. Primary care treatment of overweight and obese preschoolers works better when treatment targets both parent and child compared to when only the child is targeted, according to research published ... (more)

Passengers seem to take flying in stride, despite a rash of aviation disasters in recent months culminating Thursday with the crash of an Air Algerie MD-83 over Mali with the presumed loss of 116 passengers.

Last month, I shuffled up to the city that brought us hydraulic power, the grain elevator and spicy wings.

BUFFALO, N.Y. Will every household soon have a 3-D printer? How does origami lead to safer airbags and other innovations? Will robots do more than vacuum your home? Technological advancements plus investment is pushing robots from niche industries into everyday life.

There was a major natural gas leak near the Town of Tonawanda and Buffalo border Thursday morning, according to Town of Tonawanda Police.

BUA seems to take the idea of summer "camp" literally. This is the favored season for Buffalo theater legend and grand diva of the BUA stage, Jimmy Janowski, to put on a dress and to flip his wig.

Drug reform advocates across New York state are demanding emergency access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients after a 9-year-old girl who suffered from debilitating seizures died last week due to complications with her disorder.

Way back in 1993 the state Department of Environmental Conversation told the City of Buffalo to dredge Scajaquada Creek to remove decaying human excrement and other sludge that was up to five feet deep in some places.

Artvoice's weekly round-up of featured events, including our editor's pick for the week: four picks from The Infringement Festival which begins Thursday, July 24th.

If you've switched on your radio in the past six months you've probably noticed a new rock music station at the end of dial: 107.7 Alternative Buffalo.

Pursuant to the Agreement, upon closing, Cognigen will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Simulations Plus and will continue to operate under the Cognigen name.

The Department of Transportation proposed new regulations for trains that transport crude oil and ethanol, responding to concerns over derailments as domestic oil production booms.

The UB Music Library has opened an exhibition, "Cameron Baird: Bringing Paul Hindemith and Aaron Copland to Buffalo," which looks at how he attracted the tremendously gifted composers to Buffalo.

Workers from Solar Liberty, a solar panel installation company headquartered in Buffalo, put the finishing touches on a solar photovoltaic system situated atop the Orchard Park Fire District's Central Station on July 14. Implemented jointly by the New York Power Authority and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, the project ... (more)

DuPont will pay a $440,000 penalty as part of a consent decree approved by the U.S. District Court in Buffalo.

Researchers from George Washington University in Washington, DC, and the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY, have found that tumors and the cells implicated in autoimmune diseases both express the same inhibitors of cell destruction.

A dairy business that grew and flourished when North Jersey's new suburbs swelled with families hungry for milk and milk products is being sold at auction this week, another sign that milk no longer is America's go-to beverage for breakfast, lunch and dinner.